Franchise opportunities compared
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen vs ProteinHouse
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and ProteinHouse disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen: 65, ProteinHouse: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | PLPopeyes Louisiana Kitchen |  ProteinHouse |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $504,545 – $3,923,245 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $504,375 – $846,300 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 25 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $5.00 Royalty fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29 | $4.00 Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $5.00 Advertising contribution — high 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29 | $1,000 Brand Fund Fee monthly cap 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 15 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +4 Calculated: 11 at end of 2022 → 15 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 1973 From a verified franchisor listing | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Free-standing consolidated 346 restaurants other Table I free-standing count meeting average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Free-standing restaurants — company-owned $1,898,999 other Table I free-standing average annual sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Free-standing restaurants — franchised $492,576 other Table I free-standing low annual sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 +62 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Cafés 36 percent other Cost of goods sold · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned Cafés $1,945,895 other Gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.